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    The ESI Corporation held a meeting on February 19, 2019 to discuss improvements to its services. Key decisions included: (1) Reducing the ESI contribution rate from employers and employees; (2) Increasing the income limit for dependent parents to receive medical benefits; (3) Having ESIC bear the full cost of the ESI Scheme for three years. The meeting also approved setting up a new hospital, upgrading dispensaries, enhancing payment rates, and starting new educational courses.

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    The ESI Corporation held a meeting on February 19, 2019 to discuss improvements to its services. Key decisions included: (1) Reducing the ESI contribution rate from employers and employees; (2) Increasing the income limit for dependent parents to receive medical benefits; (3) Having ESIC bear the full cost of the ESI Scheme for three years. The meeting also approved setting up a new hospital, upgrading dispensaries, enhancing payment rates, and starting new educational courses.

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    Headquarters

    Employees’ State Insurance Corporation


    (ISO 9001-2008 certified)
    Panchdeep Bhawan, CIG Road, New Delhi-110002

    No.31/12/8/2018-PR Dated:20.02.2019

    Press Release

    (i) Reduction in rate of ESI Contribution

    (ii) Proposal for increasing the income limit for dependency of the dependent
    parents of an Insured Person for availing Medical Benefit.

    (iii) ESIC to bear full cost of ESI Scheme in the prescribed ceiling of per IP
    expenditure

    (iv) Setting up of 500 bedded ESIC Model Hospital at Sheelanagar, Visakhapatnam

    (v) Up-gradation of ESI Dispensary into 30 bedded ESI Hospital

    (vi) Sub-Committee formed to decide the quantum of enhancements of PDB/DB


    Rates

    (vii) Starting of DOTT and DMRT Courses

    The ESI Corporation during its 177th meeting held on 19.02.2019 under the Chairmanship of Shri
    Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Hon’ble Minister of State for Labour & Employment(Independent Charge),
    Govt. of India has taken some very important decisions towards improvements in its service delivery
    mechanism.

    The other dignitaries participating in the meeting were Shri Heera Lal Samaria, IAS, Secretary, Labour
    & Employment, Govt. of India, Shri Raj Kumar, IAS, Director General, ESIC, Smt. Anuradha Prasad,
    Addl. Secretary, Labour & Employment, Govt. of India, Smt. Sibani Swain, AS & FA, Labour &
    Employment, Govt. of India and Ms. Sandhya Shukla, IA&AS, Financial Commissioner, ESIC,
    Representatives of Employees and Employers and Hon’ble ESI Corporation Members, representatives
    of State Govts. and ESIC.

    The following important decisions were taken during the meeting:

    (i) Reduction in rate of ESI Contribution

    In the meeting, it was informed that Govt. has approved the reduction in the rate of contribution
    being paid by employers and employees from 4.75% to 4% and 1.75% to 1% respectively of the
    wages, and a draft notification intending to reduce the rate of contribution has been issued by Govt.
    of India on 15.02.2019. Reduction in contribution will benefit all the employees and employers
    covered under ESI Scheme.

    (ii) Proposal for increasing the income limit for dependency of the dependent parents
    of an Insured Person for availing Medical Benefit.

    The Income limit for availing medical benefit for the dependent parents of an Insured Person covered
    under ESI Scheme has been enhanced from the existing Rs.5000/- per month from all sources to
    Rs.9000/- per month.

    (iii) ESIC to bear full cost of ESI Scheme in the prescribed ceiling of per IP expenditure

    In order to improve the medical service delivery in the states, It was decided that ESIC will also bear
    the 1/8th share of expenditure earlier used to be borne by States. Till now, ESIC used to bear 7/8 th
    share of expenses of ESI Scheme. With this decision, ESIC will bear the full cost of ESI Scheme in the
    prescribed ceiling of per IP expenditure for a period of three years beginning from 2019-20.

    (iv) Setting up of 500 bedded ESIC Model Hospital at Sheelanagar, Visakhapatnam

    ESIC will acquire an additional land of 10.56 acres abutting already allotted land of 8.58 acre at
    Sheelanagar, Visakhapatnam. On this land, 500 bedded ESIC Model Hospital with Super Specialties
    will be constructed.

    (v) Up-gradation of ESI Dispensary into 30 bedded ESI Hospital

    To bridge the gap in indoor health care facilities, in principle approval to Report of Sub-Committee on
    reconsideration of policy for up-gradation of ESI Dispensary into 30 bedded ESI Hospital was
    accorded. Now, the 30 bedded ESI Hospitals will be established on 20000 IPs population in plain area
    and 15000 IPs population in hilly areas. Earlier, ESIC was setting up hospitals only in such areas
    where minimum IPs population is 50000. This decision will provide indoor facilities to IPs/beneficiaries
    in several under-served implemented areas under ESI Scheme.

    (vi) Sub-Committee formed to decide the quantum of enhancements of PDB/DB rates

    ESIC has been periodically enhancing the basic rates of the PDB and DB payments to counter the
    effect of inflation. To compensate for inflation, a Sub-Committee of ESIC has been formed to decide
    on the methodology and quantum of enhancement of the PDB/DB rates.

    (vii) Starting of DOTT and DMRT Courses

    It was also decided in the meeting that ESIC will start paramedical courses of Diploma in OT
    Technology (DOTT) and Diploma in Medical Records Technology (DMRT) at its Hospital & College
    complex, Gulbarga. In line with Skill India Mission, these courses will help in bridging the gap in the
    availability of trained paramedical manpower.

    Besides above, around 40 other agenda items pertaining to improvement in services/benefits to


    Insured Persons and their beneficiaries and other administrative matters were deliberated upon and
    approved during the meeting.

    ESI Scheme in India

    The Employees' State Insurance Corporation is a pioneer Social Security organization


    providing comprehensive social security benefits like reasonable Medical Care and a range of Cash
    Benefits in times of need such as employment injury, sickness, death etc. The ESI Act applies to
    premises/precincts where 10 or more persons are employed. The employees drawing wages up to
    Rs.21,000/- a month are entitled to health insurance cover and other benefits, under the ESI Act. The
    Act now applies to over 10.33 lakh factories and establishments across the country, benefiting about
    3.43 crores family units of workers. As of now, the total beneficiary population of ESI Scheme stands
    over 13.32 crores. Ever since its inception in 1952, the ESI Corporation has, so far, set up 154
    Hospitals, 1489/174 Dispensaries / ISM Units, 815 Branch/Pay Offices and 63 Regional & Sub-
    Regional Offices.

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